In
collaboration with the Unified Prevention
Coalition, the FCPD is kicking off a series of five community forums;
the first one is at 7:30 p.m. at the West Springfield District Station,
6140 Rolling Road, Springfield.

The
forums offer residents the opportunity to voice their concerns and learn
more about the communitywide issue of drinking and driving involving
people between the ages of 15 and 24. More than 1,900 motor vehicle
crashes in Fairfax County between 2006 and 2011 involved alcohol
impairment by drivers in this age category.

On
Saturday, September 29 officers on patrol in the 5900 Kingstowne Towne
Center area around 8:30 p.m. observed a young man vomiting in the parking
garage and stopped to check on him. The 16-year-old Springfield
area boy was transported to the hospital for medical attention due to
alcohol intoxication. He was treated and later released. Three other
boys, two 15 and one 16, were also determined to be under the influence
and were charged with underage possession of alcohol and one with
possession of marijuana.

Join
police and other concerned citizens tonight in Springfield. Be part of
the solution.

Other
forums are also being held at the following dates and locations. These
forums begin at 7 p.m.: Tuesday, October 2, West Potomac High School,
6500 Quander Road, Alexandria, Tuesday, October 9, McLean Community
Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, Tuesday, October 16, 4900 Stonecroft
Blvd. Chantilly, and Wednesday, October 17, Annandale High School, 4700
Medford Drive, Annandale.

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